Discussion on the moral responsibilities of investigators from the perspective of human subject protection / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective According to the discussion of investigator responsibilities for human subject protection,to provide possible reference for the construction of human subject protection framework calls for more collaboration between investigators and Institutional Review Board (IRB).Methods Systematically analyze the investigator responsibilities during the whole process of research including design,implementation and closure,identify key ethical issues that need attention at different stages.Results Currently,the culture of regulatory compliance,though good for the human subject protection from regulatory perspective,is still not optimal for encouraging more innovative protection from investigator perspectives.Conclusions Human subject protection is not only the responsibility of IRBs,investigators should also be more responsible and bring in more ethical considerations in human subject research.